Crooked Beak Headdress Lightning SnakeThis large Crooked Beak Headdress is carved and painted by Kwakiutl artist Trevor Hunt. It has been carved from red cedar, painted in black, white, red, and turquoise acrylic, with cedar bark hanging down. It is accented with one inlay of abalone and one onlay of copper on each eye. It comes with a removable cedar base. The Crooked Beak is a supernatural bird recognized by the dramatic curving spiral off the end of its beak. In a potlatch, a group of
So many endless possibilities and outcomes await the egg as it begins its new life: variables too numerous to count
The totems are entrance totems and it is understood that when you step through the portal you are connecting to the people inside and their songs and stories handed down from the ancestors
with a sense of humour
This piece was part of our exhibition "Looking After a Legacy: Through the Grains of Cedar" which ran from September 3rd to December 31st 2022
This copper-shaped Bear Pendant is hand-carved in sterling silver by Tsimshian artist Bill Helin
"Breathing Stone presents extraordinary new sculptures by contemporary argillite artists of Haida Gwaii- the Queen Charlotte Islands
Calvin Hunt carved this stunning mask in red cedar and painted the formlines with red
One of the images includes a recent picture of the artist Calvin Hunt
2 ounces or close to 6 grams
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The pendant was carved in 2000 and as a result has developed a beautiful patina over time
